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India: 3,372 languages, one country

December 13, 2004 17:20 IST

There are 3,372 languages in India but only 216 are spoken by a group of 10,000 persons or more, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Monday.

As per the 1991 census, there are 1,576 classified and 1,796 unclassified languages, Culture Minister S Jaipal Reddy said during Question Hour.



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